Container and opener.



J. RICE.

CONTAINER AND OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED 0120.23. 1915.

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1- RICE.

CONTMNER AND OPENER.

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"Be :it known that: LiJosnrl-r Illinois, have invented ,certaininew 12LIld usefulImprovements in Containers and Openers ThGIfQfOP IOf Which the following is a :speci: fication 1 Myninvention relates to containers and: 0 eners for open ng the same and ihascfor ltS o ject the provision of apackage or container adaptednto hold CO11fBCt1OI1S=ELI1d the likewhich is sanitary; simple of construction Figure 1' is a perspective view of my con tainer showing the cover openand a portion ofrtheztop sheet broken awayw Fig. 2-is side elevation of the container opened and folded flat. i

rFig-U 3 is a transverse'da section 0f the containerain closed condition. L n l r iaFign-e isaatfragmental longitudinal sec tionf showing a means for supporting an end ofthestop heet. I I i Fig. 5 is: a longitudinal: section of a pack ageuhavingiva different form of ledge for iupporting the top sheet than thatshovvn in ligztiw pm I 6 and 7 are fragmentalxvievvs with portions broken away and showing a different way of applying the string, and,

Fig: 8 is a perspective View showing the base,:end Wallsand top sheettformed integrallygT f i I Referring more particularly to the drawings, I provide a base G of. 1 relatively stifl' material iand form an rend wall. 7 at each end thereof. dhe sba se 6" and end' vvalls 7 "are preferablyia sheet of: cardboard With the fiat portion forming the base LI1d-thEtlIld'PO1 tions bent vertically forming; the end walls. The base and end "Waller-maybe formed in any other;suitablemanner When-so desired".

Betv'veen the tops of the end Walls, I:.provide aitop I sheet 212i which :isi a'dapted to :prevent :conramnnnnnbrnnnn.

1 i ventskthewend wallsifrombeingpressed-in- RIon; a citi zenof the United :"States, residing at Chit-5 cago, inthe county of Cook and State of Wardly: and crushing the articles in: the con tainer. m

:In order :to keep "the end Walls ytightly against the :ends: of the :top (sheet l2, Iv provide :aijstringlO which lIS' adapted yto-ioclnthe end wallsjragainsttheends ofthetopsheetl In *l-Figs. l rto inclusive one mendwof the string-is secured torone of the ye'nd i alls as at r10 1 in Fig: 5:by-:means of a rsuitable adhesive such as glue. The l string-Bis ,lpassed through :slots 8 inithe top' edges of end Walls 7 andkih'as rits other end lsl l--protruding A through :the \OOVGF'QAMTIIB notches 8 are: suf fieiently deep to permit "-the. string :to 1 pass wider the top sheet-.12 andisupp'ort the lat: ter; The: string lOis slightly larger thanthe cross section? of :the slots' 8 so :that "it: will be frictionally. clocked inuthe notches and preventtheend Walls 7 from moving away-from the; ends of the top sheet :12. n i it In Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, aslightly difi'erentamethod of securing rthe stringis shown. This form: consists in forming a loop 18 in aportion oftliestring" 1.0 and disposing this loop around one ofithe. end Walls in slets in the latter. The r slots are so iformed that zthe string is at a height to support-thei topasheet 1:2: in the same: manner as l that ealready described inithe manner of securing the string in Figs. -1 to5 inclusive. lilurthermore the polnts-awhere the string pass through the 8 Which isislightlynarrower than thethickness OftheFstring 10 in order to lock the lat-ten against slipping ins the notch In Fig. 6 the slots 117 in Whichthe loop 18 ofthe string is: disposed areieut in' theedges otthe end mus-:7: I In Fig; 7 ithe notches l'i are ehtini :the top of the "end Walls 7 andimFig S the notches :1-9 are :cut ll'li theivertieal edges of the :end alls'h: InwFig. :8ithe end Walls, base and top sheet zireiformedj integrally and preferably of a single piece' of cardboard and bent in the manner indicated inythis figure.

It isiffound in ome instances Wl161'6 very softcandies or other articles-arejto be placed in the container 'that thewstringi alonefiis not suflicient to hold the top sheet :in iproper position to prevent r crushing-i2 tlieqiarticles in the container. In such instances, fI'pro- "videveledges l3.;onw the"inner sides of the no i i end v ledges maybe the; top

edges of pieces of cardboard 14 as shown in Fig. 5 -secured to the innersidesof the end walls? by glue or thelike or they may be the" edges of redoubled portions of the end walls themselves as shown in Fig. 4. In any m stancetheledges 1 3..are at a height to assist W thestring infholding the top sheet in proper ofthelongitudinal edges to a cover 9 bymeans of an adhesive such as glue The cover is then folded, around the end walls andtop-sheet and secured at its other longitudinal edgetothe under side of base 6 or to the first mentioned longitudinal edge ofthe cover as" clearly indicated in Fig. 7 3. After the longitudinal edges have been secured the ends ofthe covering 9-arevfolded over and secured with a suitable adhesive as indicated inlFigs."4 andr5; The end ll of the strlng extendsthrough the folded ends of the cov ering in a manner so that the end portion 11 may be usedto sever the cover 9 to. open the package. The cover 9 is preferablv of thin paper such as-waxed paper orthe like which can be easily severed by the string 10. In severing the Ycoverthe end portion -11 first severe the portion of the end of the 'cover over the string then the string is drawnout of slot '81 adjacent the end 11 of the string. This upward movement ofthe string raises thecorresponding end of the top'sheet thereby'permitting the string to be drawn around under'the edge of the top sheet to sever the cover adjacent the edges of the top sheet.

Insome instances, I refer to provide par- ,titions 16 on the base 6 asindicated in Figs.

1,2,4, 6, 7 and-'8. In such instances the [container may be opened in such a manner as to permit one or more of the candies or other "articles to 'betaken from the package locking-part of the -candies intlie package after some ofthein have been removed.

However, any'of the forms shown may be constructed without the partitions 16 as clearly indicated in theform shown in Fig.

5awithout departing'from my invention;

iWhile'JI have illustrated. and described the preferred :form of-myinvention, I do not.:desire to be limited totheexactdetails setxforthibut desire to avail myself of such variations and changes as come within the scope :of the. appendedsiclaims;

1. A Icontainer comprising a relatively stifI" base; end-walls of relatively-stiff material' atf the, ends 'ofthe base and having slotsin their top portions;'a'cover inclos ingathe base and the endwalls; and'a string extending between the end walls and held in-said slotsu-sr' 1 o r 2. :container: comprising" a relatively stiff base; end walls of relatively stiff material at the ends of the base and having slots in their upper portions; a sheet of materialbetween and engaging the end walls;

a cover inclosing all of the aforesaid parts;

and a string extending between the end walls :under. said sheet with portions thereof held one end extending from by said end walls; and atop sheet resting on the string'and engaging the endwalls.

4. A container comprising a base; end walls at the ends ofthe base having slots in their upper portions; a. top sheet engaging the end walls above saidbase; and a string engaging said slots, supporting the top sheet and holding one of the end walls against one end of the top sheet.

5. A container'having relatively stiff material in and substantially co-extensive with four of its walls, said relatively stiff material comprising a base, end walls at the ends of the base, and a sheet extending from one end wall above the base with one end thereof engaging the side of the top portion of the other end wall; and a cover inclosing the base, end walls and top sheet holding 7 tainer.

6. A container comprising a relatively stifl" base; end walls of relatively stifi' material at the ends of the base and having slots in their top portions; a top sheet of relatively stiff material between and engag ing the end'vvalls spacing the top portions ofsaid end walls apart; and a string extending between the end walls, 'frictionally locked in one of said slots and holding the tops of the end walls against movement away from each other. s

7. A container comprising a frame in and substantially co-extensive with four of the sides of such container made up of an elongated sheet disposed with a portion forming a base, portions at the ends of the base forming. upstandingend walls and one end portion of said sheet forming a top sheet disposed'above the. base with one end of vthe top sheet engagingthe side of;the top portion of one of the end walls;i anda thin cover inclosing; the aforementioned parts and completely forming two of the walls of the container.

;8. A container comprising a frame of cardboard made up. of a. base with end 7 walls at the ends of theibase andv a top sheet to-the other endrwallpsaid' string being adapted to hold the last-mentioned end Wall name to this specification, in the presence of against its adjacent end of the top sheet; two subscribing Witnesses, on this 20th day and a thin cover inclosing all of theefore-- of December, AD. 1915.

said parts except one end portion ofthe JOSEPH RICE. string which protrudes from the cover for Witnesses: facilitating opening said cover. THOMAS OOLsON,

In testimony whereof I have signed my K. W. WONNELL.

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